"I never said Al Qaeda was big and sophisticated organization. For that matter, neither has the Bush Administration. You hoaxers are simply making that up, based on the story about the cave complex." __________________________________
What Rumsfeld describes below looks to me like a big and sophisticated organization - what do you think? Do you still stand by your hoax-like statement above?:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2001/n09242001_200109243.html
"Rumsfeld said he is not convinced that the Al Qaeda network acted alone. "There is no way in the world that a network can function as effectively over such a long period of time, with such excellent finances, and false passports, and all of the intelligence information they had to have, without them being fostered and facilitated and assisted and financed by states, and by businesses, and by nongovernmental organizations, and by corporations," he said. "It is a large network."
Rumsfeld said the U.S. military is positioning forces around the world. "This is not an Afghan problem," he said. "This is a worldwide problem of terrorist networks. And let there be no doubt about it, the Al Qaeda network is in at least 60 countries, and they are just one of many networks."
- Joe W.